All babies settle into the same routine eventually ... I doubt they have no help . I think a night nanny or maternity nurse is there to help and give advice otherwise parents get babies into very bad habits and worry too much about which childcare advice to follow . If they have no help they /she will be tired anyway and why shouldn't she have the full leave everyone is entitled too .
I doubt they would leave the baby with an unqualified housekeeper .
They can afford it so I am sure they will go for the best care possible .

Firstly, why don't you believe them?

Secondly, my view is that Catherine, who likes to understand and get a grip on information and how things work, is applying that approach to raising her child/ren. She will employ a nanny once she understands what needs to be done and how she wants it done. Then she will feel able to employ a nanny who does the job how Catherine wants it done. She isn't someone to just hand the job over to someone else.

Thirdly, parents manage on their own all over the world. Why should these 2 be different?

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For what it's worth, before my son was born, I was firmly convinced I didn't need any help. We had a dear cleaning lady, who had been in my mother's employment for decades and was now in ours as well. I thought help with cleaning would suffice and the occasional help from our parents would suffice. By the time our son was a year and a half and I had to go back to work, we hired a part-time nanny. Needless to say, that was the best decision we ever made. She stayed with us until her death, well beyond our children's going-to-school age. As a new parent, you are honestly convinced that you must take care of your babies yourself. It's a sense of pride mixed with a sharp sense of responsibility that drives you to do it yourself. In time, you do see the advantages of help. It could be that Catherine will evolve in the same direction. Time will tell.

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Perhaps they are going to need William's former nanny part time? When Kate is not occupied with royal engagements and things she needs to do with being part of the Firm, perhaps she wants full care of George?

Sounds logical to me.

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Yeah, but if you're employing a nanny - even part time - you're still employing a nanny.

I think given as William had largely good experiences with his nannies and had remained in contact with them we can expect to see them employ a nanny at least part time. Having a nanny doesn't mean you're not a modern person, it means that you're using an alternative to daycare which modern people use a fair amount.

It's simple. While Catherine is not going back to royal duties she doesn't need a nanny. The fact that they haven't done what Diana (and others before her did) which is get in a nursery nurse and then a full time nanny.

But they will need support when Catherine starts preparing for royal duties and then attending engagements.

So the answer is both - its a question of timing and commonsense.

The DM will hound ~Catherine as soon as she gets a nanny because they will say that she wasn't going to have one.

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Not sure how reliable this rag is but the Daily Mail has an article saying they are looking at Jessica Web, one of Williams old nannies, to take up the position pretty soon. Seems like a reasonable assumption anyhow given how fond he was of his various nannies and the rest of the article rings also we'll see.

Not sure how reliable this rag is but the Daily Mail has an article saying they are looking at Jessica Web, one of Williams old nannies, to take up the position pretty soon. Seems like a reasonable assumption anyhow given how fond he was of his various nannies and the rest of the article rings also we'll see.

Is it the paper version or the online version that has the article? I can't find it online. They only have one catty piece about how Catherine should hire a nanny.